SPRINGFIELD – A roast honoring retiring Holyoke Police Chief Anthony R. Scott is scheduled April 7 at the MassMutual Center on Main Street, with a panel of roasters that features comedian Bill Cosby.

The doors will open at 5:30 p.m., and the dinner begins at 6 p.m., with a cash bar.

The roast panel will also include area politicians, law enforcement officials and media members.

Scott, who has been police chief in Holyoke since 2001, is retiring in April. During his tenure, he has garnered a reputation of being a no-nonsense crime fighter and often-vocal critic of lenient jail sentences and low bails.